Old Habits are Hard to Break

Two weeks in and I am having old-house-itis. It's a bizarre affliction where I conduct day-to-day activities as I would have in my house. (A small positive about the fact that our dang house is STILL sitting on market: I can use the words 'my house'. How's that for a...

Things I Miss…So Far

So...our stuff is still in storage and we had to pack essentials with which we could get by for 60 days until we set up house permanently. (Place - TBD) It's a fun experiment in whether we could be minimalists and see what we actually can survive without. I am doing...

Heating the Apartment

Yesterday, I awoke with a swollen, sore throat. It was incredibly foggy outside and frost covered...well, everything. I felt as if I was coming down with something....especially when chills set in around mid-day. I figured I'd boost the heat and try to tame the...

Trick-or-Treat-and-House?

I'll admit it. I scouted a neighborhood before heading out to trick-or-treat. What's a mom to do when she's new in town, lives temporarily in an apartment complex and knows no one? My kids were so excited to trick-or-treat. I had to have somewhere good to take them. I...

Halloween is a *tad* bit different in Portland…so far

We took the kids to the Oregon Zoo today for Howloween - and faced some fierce fog on the drive over.   It was so much fun. It is a gorgeous zoo - and has hiking trails built right in. Sure, they are manufactured hiking trails, but they count as brief bouts of...

New School. New Food. Two Tired Kids.

This school thing is kickin' it! The school itself is, quite frankly, amazing...making the fact that it costs a whole 'nother mortgage payment an easier pill to swallow. (Not easy. But easier.) Combine that with the fact that they both crash by about 7:30 p.m. now...